Independence (Thompson's Station, TN)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Eagles
Colors: Navy/Forest Green/Vegas Gold
Coach: Scott Blade
League: 6A Region 6 (moving from 5A Region 5)
Playoff Division: 6A
Playoff Division Rank: #10

D1 PROSPECTS
TJ Sheffield 5-10 165 Junior WR
Kendrell Scurry 6-3 185 Junior WR
Zion Katina 6'3" 260 Senior OG

COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Landon Guidry 6'1" 185 Senior S
Owen Murphy 6'2.5" 195 Senior WR

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 43.4
2016 National Rank: #548
2016 State Rank: #12
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.2
Non-Senior D1 Talent Rating Bonus: +6.2
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.7
Player Statistics-Based (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -11
2017 Starting Power Rating: 37.4
2017 National Rank: #916
2017 State Rank: #22
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 32
Dynasty National Rank: #681
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 5.4
Dynasty Record: 92-51 (45-27 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 14-1
2016 League Record/Finish: 7-0 (1st)
2016 Points For Average: 40.3
2016 Points Against Average: 18.7
2016 Differential: +21.6
2016 Wins: #979 Cane Ridge (Nashville) (49-46), #1450 Centennial (Franklin) (31-21), #1684 Brentwood (27-24), #1684 Brentwood (21-20), #1756 Hillsboro (Nashville) (42-20), #2462 Smyrna (21-7), #3253 Gallatin (35-0), #3684 Summit (Spring Hill) (35-14), #4488 Shelbyville Central (Shelbyville) (48-20), #5008 Stewarts Creek (Smyrna) (41-17), #7191 LaVergne (56-19), #8726 Franklin County (Winchester) (62-14), #9392 Lincoln County (Fayetteville) (49-7), #12195 Columbia Central (Columbia) (53-7)
2016 Losses: #413 Farragut (Knoxville) (45-35)
2016 Opponents W-L: 104-72
Recent State Championships: 2015 (5A)
Recent League Championships: 2016 (5A Region 5), 2015 (5A Region 5), 2011 (AAA District 11), 2007 (5A Region 6)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/18 at Oakland (Murfreesboro), 8/25 at Summit (Spring Hill), 9/1 Centennial (Franklin), 9/8 at Hillsboro (Nashville), 9/15 Franklin, 9/29 Brentwood, 10/6 Christ Presbyterian Academy (Nashville), 10/12 vs Dickson County (Dickson), 10/20 Memphis East (Memphis), 10/27 at Ravenwood (Brentwood)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Oakland (Murfreesboro) (42.6), Brentwood (38.2), Franklin (34.9)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Dickson County (Dickson) (-17.7), Ravenwood (Brentwood) (12.7), Hillsboro (Nashville) (18.5)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 8.6 (23.1 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 24.6
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +16
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #15
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1070
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2017 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 3%



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